Monthly Archives: May 2006

How did I miss this album when it came out? I liked good music last year (or, late 2004), right?

Here in Knoxville, we’re lucky enough to have a SuperTarget in the near vicinity, which means I can buy pretty much everything I need in life in one place. The thing about buying food at SuperTarget, though, is that (a) … Continue reading →

Notmyself.com turns four years old today. According to the National Network for Child Care, she now “enjoys singing simple songs, rhymes, and nonsense words,” “loves to tell jokes that may not make any sense at all to adults,” “may name … Continue reading →

Meet the new focus of my new, all-consuming, intense, quite possibly fleeting, music obsession: Tapes ‘n Tapes. I can’t decide if it’s my love of rockin’ out in the car to The Loon or their impossibly fun to say name … Continue reading →

So after my last movie experience, you can imagine how low my expectations were for The Da Vinci Code. And, what do you know, it’s cheesy, contrived, yet somehow entertaining, just like the book! Rather than rehash everything that’s already … Continue reading →

My friend Hilary was in town for a few days for work, and last night we got together for ice cream and a movie. Since she had already seen the Da Vinci Code, our choices were limited, and we ended … Continue reading →

I came home tonight all atingle to curl up on the couch and watch some DVR’ed television. (Actually, I wouldn’t really call it atingle, because I’m all stuffed up thanks to the cold I just picked up, and I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

So, let’s talk about sushi. All my life, I’ve thought, “Hmm, raw fish. I have absolutely zero interest in trying that.” But, recently, I’ve said to myself, “Self, it seems like everyone you know loves sushi. Surely, you are missing … Continue reading →

I think the reason I so vastly prefer baking to cooking (besides my insatiable sweet tooth) is that I’m anal (like we didn’t know this already). When you cook, the whole thing is kind of fluid: add a bit more … Continue reading →

It just occurred to me that we’re approaching that time of year where there’s nothing new on television. You know what? I’m looking forward to it.